THE WORKS

1. Radio Ga Ga for the video, for the bass, for the tune, for the Queen revival; the slap in the face in '84 when prog was inevitably dying and my favorite band that sent me back into orbit; this captivating mid-tempo with Fred's synths, yes another member mentioned and we arrive at the intensive new-wave break with this ultra-bass sound on the Méliès film; Queen reinvented itself magnificently by silencing the jealous detractors who will write that it's meh, while the world will praise them. 2. Tear It Up for its heavy, hard, muscular rock recalling the origins with Brian's blinding guitar; a rhythm based on going to the stadium with the tonic riff, simple, effective with the guitar as guest and hero. 3. It's A Hard Life for a consensual melodic song that features Freddie on this crazy, warm baroque video; The piano and the latent guitar highlight the vocals, the tune with a hint of melancholy, and the chorus that seems to never end; the variation with Brian's skull guitar for an imaginary coronation, a grandiloquent piece, the somber piano on "All Dead, All Dead" 4. Man On The Prowl for another one encore, a southern boogie from a saloon, a nice nod to the King too; the choruses are astonishingly realistic; ah, that twirling piano, where's Jerry?

5. Machines (Back To Humans) for the Radio Gaga encore, yes; synth galore, a spacey, hard riff, the guitar searching for itself, then the explosion in two parts; a tune that always makes me think of a SAXON song, astonishing, hard, I'm writing to you; the overused vocoder helping Freddie belch; the tune that sticks in your brain and never lets go. 6. I Want To Break Free for the slap; who hasn't seen the video, who hasn't sung, hummed, or screamed the chorus, who? One of the flagship tracks in the discography, which stands out but marks the band's evolution with the wonderful voice, the distinctive guitar, and the tantalizing synth; who hasn't thought about jamming like that? 7. Keep Passing The Open Windows for the third track, over 5 minutes long, the bass, the piano à la Joe JACKSON, crystalline and suddenly high before dropping just as quickly, leaving Freddie to wander over the tune; there's the melody that cascades, there's the heavy riff that intersperses, the unique QUEEN sound; the slightly repetitive fade-out. 8. Hammer To Fall for the heavy track, yes, there must always be one on every album; Catchy choruses and riffs, a hell of a gimmick, and we're off to the hard-hitting hard rock with warm choruses, yes they are definitely present on this track, stunning; the solo we expected no less and the explosive finale, in short, nervous as can be 9. Is This The World We Created...? for a counterpart to love of my life with the crystalline acoustic guitar that follows Freddie in an almost a cappella exercise; the warmth of the phrasing vocals... or almost, this romantic-melancholic ballad has everything to captivate.

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